Combined heater and separator.



J. W. GAMBLE. COMBINED HEATER AND SEPARATOR.

- APPLICATION FILED MAY 6,1908. 926,108, Patented June 29, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A TTOHNE' Y J. W. GAMBLE.

COMBINED HEATER AND SEPARATOR.

APPLICATION IILII'D MAY 6,1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

? SHEETSSHEIIT 2 ATOHNE) PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED HEATER AND SEPARATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 529, 1909.

Application filed May 6, 1908. Serial No. $31,271.

3251 North-Sixteenth street. rity ot' lhiladolphin, county ofPhiladelphia and htate of Penns 'lvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in tonihined Heaters and Separators. oi whit'h the't'eh lowing is, taken in eonneetion with Elie in eoinpanyin r drawings,a. full, rlear, and eondescription.

My invention (rouiprehenth a eoiihined heater and separator, having:uieau lor eont-I'Olling the adinirsion ol the exhaust t-l.2':id passingthrough the separator to the heater.

My invention lurther eouipreheiula rertain hand-eontrolled valveuier-hanisin t'or eon-- trolling the overflow ilUHl the heater. all ot'which will be fully understood lroiu tiie 'lollowin speeitieat'ion.

lieterring to the ae oinpaioxing drawingr. in which like re'terenrenumerals indicate like parts throughout the several views. l igu nle 1is a View oi in) improved (-oi-ihined heateand separator partly hrohenaway to show the interior construction ol' the iutrr- 'mediate valve.Fig. 2 a top plan view thereof.

Refigrring to the figures. l indicates: a heater having ai't'aelnalthereto. or made part thereo t, a separator -2 3- indicates an exhauststeam supp y eon neetiou; -lan exhaust 'lroui the se arator --2. W

The separator "-2" is provided with an interiorly vm'tieallv arrangedhalite provided with suitahle riha or rorrut aiiona G. The hatlle hasside open ngs or ports 7 providing pa aage\\'a lrun the inlet 3 aroundthe battle to the heater 1 or exhaust -t-.

Intermediate the heater 1 and replu'zn tor 2 is arranged a passage oroyieningr through whirh the steam paasea to enterthe heater. The passageoi the steam through the opening or passageway 8" is eoi'itrolled by acut out or slide valve. This cut out or slide yalve comprises two plates9 and lt) having at't'aelurd thereto screw threaded studs or projertiom11 and -12- through whieh the spin-. dle -13 rotates; the periphery ofthe spindle 13 h i u'ovided with right. and let't hand threads -llandII- lt'r indiratea a aupport or a pro iertion tor -upport n;1the spindleAt the end ot the spindle- 411 provide a rranh ------li--- ('Ill7'\'lil,,f a rranl: handle l l t will he readily seen that upon therotation of the eranh the spindle lll through the right and lr t handthreada de; 'rihed will gradually more the out out phnwi ---'J-- aid--lt) toward or :iwai i'i'oin one another :lh the ase H121) he. andenlat-gin;- or eontrarting: the opening from the atauirator to theheater. llllli' inrrtasing or diniinidiin j the teani supply thereto.

-lit ind rales the orertlow ehainher and ct) the pas. gewar from theheater thereto. 'ihh. parr rnre cay is provided with a eontrolling'\"alre "121 :u-tuated hy a hand wheel 31' indie-lies a gagrrol'ordiu-irv eonsirnr lion.

1. h iudieat s a rent or exhaust outlet 'troni the heater to the atmosphre. and

'2 a drip pipe eonnertor (outlet-ting the z-eparator antithe owl-[lowrhaiuher l l tun aware that it i.--; old in the art to eiuploy a \airein the exhaun inlet to the heater, hut no valve to in l tn \\'lttl;1tfhas heen employed in a rooihined heater and r. intermediate the two [orruttin i out the heater to divert the treated ateain as to a h atingsystem or the lik ,d'here l hare lr-ed the word\' "unilarmtt'llt'iltl't. i mean that hoth the heater and separator t'orni part otthe Stlillt atrurtural unit.

it will he apparent that hy the tniplo nien ol' the two \Ill'\i\.' t and2h, t an enahled in wholly and etl'ertivei) cut out the heater when itis desired to rlean or other\\'i.-;e repair the interior thereof andaerouipliah s'ur'h (leaning or repair with safety, 't'ree 't'roininteril'rent'r iitHll any exhaust steam entering the heater 't'roinseparator, either-tln'ongrh passageway -tt U or through drip eonnertionand paamgeway --3tl----.

l laring' thus deserihed my invention, what I 'ulaini hereinand desireto protect by Let'- t'ers Patentv i5 2 l. A unitary strueture comprisinga hatter; a separatorprovided with a. hatile;

ve'u: ratand means intermediate the separator and the heater forcontrolling the passage of steam between the separator and the heater.

2. A unitary structure comprising a heater; a separator provided with abaflle; a valve controlled outlet from the separator to the heater; andan auxiliary outlet from the separator ,beyond the battle.

3. A unitary structure comprising a heater; a separator provided with abattle; an outlet from the separator to the heater; an auxiliary outletfrom the separator beyond the battle: and means for controlling theoutlet. between the separator and the heater.

et. A unitary structure comprising a heater; a separator provided with abaflle; an outlet from the separator to the heater; means forcontrolling the outlet between the separator and the heater; anauxiliary outlet from the separator; an overflow from the heater; apassageway connecting the separator and the overflow and meansintermediate the heater and the passageway from the separator tooverflow for controlling the overflow from the heater.

A unitary structure comprising a heater; a separator provided with abattle; and a valve intermediate the separator and the heater comprisingtwo plates moving in opposite directions.

G. The combination of a heater; a sepa rator; a valve controlled passagefrom the separator to the heater; an overflow from the heater; a passagebetween the separator and the overflow, and means intermediate theheater and the latter passage for controlling the overflow from theheater.

7. A unitary structure comprising a heater; a separator;'a baflle insaid separater means intermediate said separator and heater forcontrolling conununication between the same; an overflow from heater; apassage between separator and overflow; and means intermediate theheater and passage from separator for controlling said overflow.

S. A unitary structure comprising a.

heater; a separator; means intermediate said separator and heater forcontrolling communication between the same; an overflow from heater; apassage between overflow and separator; and means intermediate theheater and passage from separator for controlling said overflow.

9. A unitary heater; a separator shell attached directly thereto; anopening between the heater and said separator; means for controllingsaid opening; an overflow from heater; a passage connecting theseparator with the overflow; and means intermediate said heater andpassage from separator for controlling the overflow.

10. The combination of a heater having an overflow chamber; a separator;communicating passageways between the separator, overflow and heater;and valves for controlling the passageways from the separator to theheater and from the heater to the overflow chamber.

11. The combination of a heater and separator; a valve controlledpassage from the separator to the heater; an auxiliary outlet from theseparator; an overflow from the heater; a passage between the separatorand the overflow; and means intermediate the heater and the latterpassage for controlling the overflow from the heater.

12. The combination of a heater having an overflow chamber and aseparator; a valve intermediate the heater and separator; an auxiliaryoutlet for said separator; a drip connection for said separatorconnecting it to the overflow chamber, and a passageway connecting theheater with the overflow chamber, and means for cutting the heater outof communication with both overflow chamber and separator.

Signed at Philadelphia in the Philadelphia and State of this 30th day ofApril 1908.

JOSEPH WILLARD GAMBLE.

Witnesses for. P. I-LurMoND, JonN WV. Lovnnann.

county of Pennsylvania structure comprising a

